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Residents Prefer Tax Hike To Pay For Mass Transit

A survey shows 70 percent of residents in Utah's second-most populous county are in favor of a tax increase to pay for mass transit.

May 7 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Church Conversions

As more churches in Britain fall silent, their empty edifices are finding new life as nightclubs, bagpipe training centers, theaters, pubs, and museums.

May 7 - The Christian Science Monitor

Denver's Infill Success

Infill -- when it's good, it's very good. When it's bad, the developer should be excised.

May 6 - The Rocky Mountain News

Housing Costs Are High Despite Wage Increases

Accordint to a report by an affordable housing coalition, housing cost are still too expensive despite wage increases.

May 6 - The Kansas City Star

International Starchitects Are A Bargain

When it comes to U.S. architecture, international 'starchitects' are becoming more popular that their U.S. counterparts.

May 6 - Engineering News Record


Oil, Politics, And Photographs

Did the Smithsonian come under political pressure to "revise" a photo exhibition of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?

May 6 - The New York Times

Tolls And Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Ending half-century old obsolete U.S. restrictions on tolls could finance much of the nation's new roads.

May 6 - The Heritage Foundation


Abandonment Of Wilderness Protections Challenged

Conservation groups challenge the Bush Administration's abandonment of wilderness protections.

May 6 - Earthjustice

CA Population Grew By 600,000

For the fourth year in a row, California experiences population growth that exceeds the half-million mark.

May 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Baltimore's Growth Limits Debate

Is there enough land to support in-fill and redevelopment efforts in the Baltimore region?

May 6 - The Baltimore Sun

Converting Office Buildings To Housing In San Francisco

San Francisco is converting empty office buildings left over from the dot-com boom into housing.

May 6 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Development Needs Controls Says Smart Growth Workshop

The local chapter of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists held a session on Smart Growth recently in Ontario, Canada.

May 5 - Simcoe County Online

Neighborhood Watch By Web

By using the Internet, local police departments are able to communicate with the community much more effectively.

May 5 - The Christian Science Monitor

Ancient Architecture Rises Up In Ohio

A 3-D digital restoration project recreates architectural wonders of the ancient world.

May 5 - The New York Times

City Beautiful + City Real

A Harvard University team wins ULI Hines Urban Design Competition for redesign of D.C.'s South Capitol Street Area.

May 5 - Urban Land Institute

Say Goodbye To Wilderness

Late on a Friday evening, the Bush administration quietly announced a fundamental reversal of four decades of federal wilderness policy.

May 5 - The New York Times

Zoning Casinos On Sovereign Land

What happens when Native American tribes operating on sovereign land begin planning a casino?

May 5 - The Los Angeles Times

The End Of American Wilderness?

With a single order, the Bush administration puts an end to the American construct of "wilderness."

May 5 - The New York Times

It Worked In Bilbao. Will It Succeed In Rio?

Rio de Janeiro signed a contract last week to build a Guggenheim museum. But the urban revival plan is assailed.

May 5 - The Christian Science Monitor

Reviving The Garden Of Eden

The destruction of the Mesopotamian Marshlands is considered one of the worst environmental disasters in history.

May 5 - National Geographic

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